U.S. Rep. Stephen Fincher attended as a “special guest” of Congressional candidate Jim Tracy at a couple of appearances Thursday afternoon in Rutherford County. Tracy, who represents the county in the state Senate, posted pictures of the West Tennessee Republican’s appearance on his campaign Facebook page. Stephanie Jarnagan, Tracy’s campaign manager, said Fincher came to […]

Their voting records may have won Republican Reps. Diane Black and Stephen Fincher the joint title of most conservative House members earlier this year, but they still aren’t conservative enough for the tea party organization the Club for Growth. In rankings released today, the organization said Black and Fincher have voted for “limited government, […]

A book released today shares some fun tidbits about Tennessee’s first-term congressional representatives. The book, “Do Not Ask What Good We Do” by Robert Draper, explores the inner workings of the 112th Congress – and in particular, the clashes between House GOP leadership and the 87 Republican freshmen who pushed the conference to the right. […]

Rep. Stephen Fincher of Frog Jump was one of 12 first-term House members to participate in a ritzy fundraising weekend at the Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo, Florida, according to a report by CBS News. Donors and lobbyists were invited to join the group for a minimum donation of $10,000, CBS reported. Activities included […]

Two of Tennessee’s freshman lawmakers in Washington are at the top of a new list of the U.S. House of Representatives’ most conservative members. National Journal gave 10 House members the top ranking of 94, and Republican Congressmen Diane Black and Stephen Fincher are among them. Here’s what the publication had to say about Black, […]

With just a few hours to go until President Barack Obama delivers the last State of the Union address of his first term, Capitol Hill is abuzz with lawmakers issuing statements, meeting guests, and making last-minute seating plans. Here’s what members of the Tennessee delegation are up to. Whom they’re bringing: After making a political […]

It’s a new tradition in the making: bipartisan seating at the State of the Union address. Tennessee Reps. Jim Cooper, D-Nashville, and Stephen Fincher, R-Frog Jump, have signed on to sit with each other at the address on Jan. 24, according to the centrist group No Labels. Thirty-one other House members and 13 senators also […]

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is “keeping the heat on” Rep. Stephen Fincher, according to DCCC spokesman Adam Hodge. The group is launching automated phone calls in Fincher’s 8th Congressional District this week, urging constituents to tell the Frog Jump Republican to vote for the tax-cut compromise reached in the Senate on Saturday. That compromise, […]

Rep. Stephen Fincher has registered a new joint fundraising committee with 11 other first-term House Republicans, according to Federal Election Commission documents filed last week. Fundraising efforts by the committee, called Freshman Class JFC, may add more cash to Fincher’s already well-padded campaign coffers. Joint committees can draw attention to a group of lawmakers, allowing them to […]

Freshman Republican Rep. Stephen Fincher has been named to serve on the influential House Financial Services Committee. The committee has jurisdiction over the banking system, insurance, and monetary policy, among other aspects of the economy. Fincher of Frog Jump had been named to the House Agriculture and Transportation and Infrastructure committees when he first took […]